ENGINEERING & Design Thinking

NGSS Engineering Design is covered in the following project. For a more detailed list of standards, click here. 

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Pizza Racer
Pizza Racer

Skill Level: Beginner-Intermediate

Duration: 2 hours

Explore the engineering process with a pizza racer project.

Each kit serves 10 students (or 20 if paired)

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STEM Kits - Pizza Racer

Skill Level: Beginner-Intermediate

Duration: 2 hours

Explore the engineering process with a pizza racer project.

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STEM Kits - Dancing Daisy Racers

Skill Level: Beginner-Intermediate

Duration: 2 hours

Explore the engineering process by racing colorful daisies!

STEM Kits - Reindeer Racers
STEM Kits - Reindeer Racers

Skill Level: Beginner-Intermediate

Duration: 1-2 hours

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simple logic

These projects address the following NGSS concepts. Click here for a detailed list.  

  • Energy
  • Engineering Design
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Simple Logic: Switches

Skill level: Beginner

Duration: 1-2 hours

Explore how switches enable simple logic.

Hands on Physics

These projects cover topics included in the AP Physics content area of DC Circuits. For more information about AP Physics standards, please visit this link. 

Soldering 

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Soldering Kit: TouchPad

Transistors are the building blocks for modern electronics and the Touchpad circuit is a great introduction to their basic function.

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Soldering Kit: NiteLight

Take your exploration of transistors the next step beyond the TouchPad with this board that uses a a photo-transistor coupled with an NPN transistor to create a light activated circuit.

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Soldering Kit: Blinker

Learn how to make LEDs blink while exploring how capacitors work.

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Soldering Kit: Sensor

Build a circuit that senses a change in a sensor while exploring the properties of this fundamental circuit, the Wheatstone Bridge.

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The Full Set

Master your soldering skills with all four Very Useful Circuits. 

Programming

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bit:booster
bit:booster

Enable students to explore physical computing with the micro:bit and bit:booster. Order with or without a micro:bit. Comes with 5 How To cards to start exploring physical computing out of the box.

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bit:explorer

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Coding is a journey and exploring should be fun: the bit:explorer is your ultimate companion.

Order with or without a micro:bit. Comes with 4 How To cards to start exploring physical computing out of the box.